...or just get rid of journals www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Think preprints are unreliable? Analysis of 70,000 studies might change your mind

Central conclusions rarely change when biomedical preprints go on to be published in journals.

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3w ago

In an outspoken attack on the “incredibly profitable” but “completely unregulated” scientific publishing industry, Thomas Südhof...said he wanted to see US or European Union agencies establish minimum standards for journals that wish to describe themselves as “peer reviewed”. 1/3

Our latest: Minimal essential requirements for neural tube self-organisation How does a single cell give rise to a tissue with the right cell types in the right proportions? We deconstruct and rebuild a self-organising tissue from first principles A thread🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Minimal essential requirements for neural tube self-organisation

The reliable generation of diverse cell types in precise proportions is essential for the formation of functional tissues during embryonic development. Three-dimensional organoid models derived from p...

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1 week to start🔥 New @focalplane.bsky.social webinar series focused on #CellMigration, register & join us▶️, it will be fun! pls spread the word, in the next one, ECRs could apply to show their work ;) ▶️ to register: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/05/29/n... @dgz.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social

Postdoc job alert at Institut Jacques Monod in Paris! Interested in fundamental membrane trafficking? We seek a postdoc to study collagen secretion as a model for core principles of how cells and their environment build each other. emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

I’ll soon share a call for a postdoc at Institut Jacques Monod (Paris) on fundamental mechanisms of membrane traffic and protein/collagen secretion in health and disease. Please get in touch if interested.

Postdocs wanted - Please spread the word! We are looking for one bioinformatician and 1-2 cell biologists with different expertise! See the job ad below for more information and links to the job descriptions!

New publication from the Hamill Lab! Laminin N-terminus α31 regulates corneal epithelial cell adhesion and migration through modifying the organization and proteolytic processing of laminin 332 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... If you are interested in basement membranes, this is for you...

Laminin N-terminus α31 regulates corneal epithelial cell adhesion and migration through modifying the organization and proteolytic processing of laminin 332

Laminin N-terminus α31 (LaNt α31) is a netrin-like protein generated by alternative splicing of the laminin α3 gene. While previously shown to regulate vascular permeability in vivo, its role in epith...

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i had a great time presenting my work at the American Society for Matrix Biology 2025 Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, MA! As always, great to see fantastic developments within the community and make new connections!

The annual course “Basics in Fluorescence Microscopy”, will be organised by the van Leeuwenhoek Centre for Advanced Microscopy from January 27th - 30th, 2026. Location: University of Amsterdam (NL) For more info, preliminary program and the application form check www.microscopycourse.nl?page_id=78

Local #mRNAtranslation in polarized cells is well studied in neurons but what about #microglia? This study shows that #inflammation enhances microglial #RNA localization & translation via RNA-binding protein IMP1/ZBP1, regulating morphology, motility & phagocytosis @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/486ZLMS

The ECM is no longer in the back seat when it comes to development. Check out our special issue "Dynamics of the extracellular matrix in development, cell physiology and disease" with 8 selected articles to learn more: A 🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

The IMAG'IC team is back to offer you the "Introduction to the Use of #ImageJ" training course. October 24, 2025: Session in French October 29, 2025: Session in English institutcochin.fr/formations/f... @institutcochin.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @inserm.fr

We're hiring new faculty! Looking for talented scientists that are interested in pushing the boundaries of Cell Biology. Please spread the word!

🔴✨ Exciting opportunity : we're hiring a PhD student! ✨🔴 👉 Don't hesitate to apply or spread the word! ⏰ Deadline 30th November 2025 ℹ️ More information and application : www.crg.eu/en/content/t... @crg.eu @prbb.org

[Commentary] Distal enhancers loop to proximal enhancers, not to promoters by the one and only Kevin Struhl in #genesky @natrevmcb.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Super-Resolution Imaging Reveals Stretch-Induced Architectural Rearrangement of Desmoplakin in Desmosomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.26.672431v1

Our protocol for gene editing is online and all plasmids are on @addgene.bsky.social! CRISPR away everybody and get in touch if you need anything 🤩

STAR Protocols@cp-starprotocols.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Protocol for fast antibiotic resistance-based gene editing of mammalian cells with CRISPR-Cas9 #protocol #starprotocols #cellpress

Lentiviral vectors have stably integrated themselves as a favorite in the viral vector toolbox. In our recently refreshed lentiviral guide, we cover the basics of lentiviral vectors including generations, production, common uses, and safety. Check it out! https://twp.ai/4ipGPa

Wonderful to be at the 15th International Podocyte Conference in Hamburg! Exciting science & fabulous networking ❤️ Huge 🙏 to @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social & @isgd.bsky.social teams 🙏

🖱️ Picking out individual cells in distorted microscopy images is now as easy as clicking a button, thanks to Cellpose3: www.janelia.org/news/newest-...

Newest version of Cellpose can spot cell boundaries even in cloudy conditions

Picking out individual cells in distorted microscopy images is now as easy as clicking a button. A new version of Cellpose – the popular tool that maps the boundaries of diverse cells in microscopy

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Amazing postdoctoral position at Pernaute’s lab Fully funded for 3 year by European Research Council (#ERC) grant EARLYFATE #ERCCoG At the #CABD a research center recognized with a national excellence award ‘María de Maeztu’ located in Seville, Spain Share or apply #JobOffer #Postdoctoraljob

Barbara Pernaute@bpernaute.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨🚨#Hiring! 3 year #postdoc position open in my lab @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social to study the interplay between DNA damage responses and #preimplantation embryo development. Fully funded by EARLYFATE #ERCCoG 📆 Apply by 23rd May 2023 🔗Details below @sebioldev.bsky.social Please RT!🙏

For clear thinking, cultivate passionate indifference. Buddhists call it non-attachment. We all have hopes, desires and ambitions. Non-attachment means acknowledging them, accepting them, and then not inserting them into a process that has nothing to do with you. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

On April 19, 1898, Camillo Golgi described what we now know as the #Golgi apparatus - a structure so pretty and unusual it took over fifty years for the scientific community to agree it wasn’t just an artefact. April 19 is #GolgiDay! Mark your calendars to honour the best organelle.

Here we share our opinions on "Practical considerations for data exploration in quantitative cell biology" journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... Joanna, Hanna and I worked quite a bit on this piece and I hope you find it useful Many thanks to @jcellsci.bsky.social for publishing it

Practical considerations for data exploration in quantitative cell biology

Summary: We present practical guidelines for data exploration in quantitative cell biology that are designed to help yield reliable conclusions and promote a collaborative, transparent approach to dat...

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Contrary to popular belief, what is important in science is as much its spirit as its product: it is as much the openmindedness, the primacy of criticism, the submission to the unforeseen, however upsetting, as the result, however new that may be. – Francois Jacob www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Join the biocontrol seminar tomorrow to hear about the fun things we are doing with controlling cells!

Biocontrol Seminars@bioctrl.bsky.social · last yr.

Tomorrow, Tuesday March 25th at 11am ET, @jpassmore.bsky.social from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, will present "Outcome-driven microscopy: integrating smart microscopy and optogenetics for precise biological control"! Join us on Zoom, more information on biocontrolseminars.org

This will never stop blowing my mind.

Jake Wintermute@synbio1.bsky.social · last yr.

I know that the mRNA is larger than the protein it codes for but I don't believe it

Looking for #MaterialStiffness of #BasementMembrane across tissues? Excellent literature resource here😆👇 The basement membrane as a structured surface – role in vascular health and disease @claireleclech.bsky.social @jcellsci.bsky.social 2020 journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

A terrific perspective from Vivek Malhotra @naturecomms.bsky.social on the fundamental importance of pathways and mechanisms by which cells secrete proteins, ensuring their delivery in the correct quantities and at the appropriate times. Interesting section on unanswered questions. rdcu.be/ecb2B

The pathways of secretory cargo export at the endoplasmic reticulum

Nature Communications - The author presents an overview of the complex challenge of protein export from the Endoplasmic Reticulum, and discusses how cells may deploy novel pathways utilizing...

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Rhobo6👹 An omnipotent cell-impermeable dye labels diol/glycan of #ExtraCellularMatrix ✅collagen/fibron, BM, proteoglycan Retro-orbital injection to label the ECM throughout WHOLE mouse body▶️intravital 2P Also work on🪰🪱🐟🌱 @naturemethods.bsky.social 2025 www.nature.com/articles/s41...